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Industrials to See "Bumpy Ride" in 2013

Jefferies says Ametek, Ashland and others can handle slower activity.

December 28, 2012

Jefferies

Through most of 2012, a key industrial theme was the relative strength of the North American end-markets as European and emerging-market industrial activity slowed. But over the last six months, industrial activity in North America has slowed and our analysts believe this weaker backdrop will continue into the first half of 2013.